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Engineering ML-IAP to produce an extraordinarily potent caspase 9 inhibitor: implications for Smac-dependent anti-apoptotic activity of ML-IAP

Domagoj VUCIC; Matthew C. FRANKLIN; Heidi J. A. WALLWEBER; Kanad DAS; Brendan P. ECKELMAN; Hwain SHIN; Linda O. ELLIOTT; Saloumeh KADKHODAYAN; Kurt DESHAYES; Guy S. SALVESEN; Wayne J. FAIRBROTHER

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 11–20.

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Regulation of all members of the antizyme family by antizyme inhibitor

Ursula MANGOLD; Ekkehard LEBERER

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 21–28.

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Arginine mutations within a transmembrane domain of Tar, an Escherichia coli aspartate receptor, can drive homodimer dissociation and heterodimer association in vivo

Neta SAL-MAN; Yechiel SHAI

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 29–36.

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Contribution of the two conserved tryptophan residues to the catalytic and structural properties of Proteus mirabilis glutathione S-transferase B1-1

Nerino ALLOCATI; Michele MASULLI; Marilena PIETRACUPA; Bartolo FAVALORO; Luca FEDERICI; Carmine DI ILIO

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 37–43.

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Human protein phosphatase 5 dissociates from heat-shock proteins and is proteolytically activated in response to arachidonic acid and the microtubule-depolymerizing drug nocodazole

Tamás ZEKE; Nick MORRICE; Cristina VÁZQUEZ-MARTIN; Patricia T. W. COHEN

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 45–56.

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Human cyclo-oxygenase-1 and an alternative splice variant: contrasts in expression of mRNA, protein and catalytic activities

Claus SCHNEIDER; William E. BOEGLIN; Alan R. BRASH

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 57–64.

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Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate and Ca²⁺/calmodulin competitively bind to the regulators of G-protein-signalling (RGS) domain of RGS4 and reciprocally regulate its action

Masaru ISHII; Satoru FUJITA; Mitsuhiko YAMADA; Yukio HOSAKA; Yoshihisa KURACHI

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 65–73.

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The coenzyme specificity of Candida tenuis xylose reductase (AKR2B5) explored by site-directed mutagenesis and X-ray crystallography

Barbara PETSCHACHER; Stefan LEITGEB; Kathryn L. KAVANAGH; David K. WILSON; Bernd NIDETZKY

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 75–83.

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CD83 is preformed inside monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells, but it is only stably expressed on activated dendritic cells

Weiping CAO; Szu Hee LEE; Jinhua LU

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 85–93.

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K⁺ channel types targeted by synthetic OSK1, a toxin from Orthochirus scrobiculosus scorpion venom

Stéphanie MOUHAT; Violeta VISAN; S. ANANTHAKRISHNAN; Heike WULFF; Nicolas ANDREOTTI; Stephan GRISSMER; Hervé DARBON; Michel DE WAARD; Jean-Marc SABATIER

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 95–104.

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Identification, purification and characterization of a novel human blood protein with binding affinity for prostate secretory protein of 94 amino acids

Jonathan R. REEVES; Jim W. XUAN; Katerina ARFANIS; Catherine MORIN; Seema V. GARDE; Marcia T. RUIZ; Jan WISNIEWSKI; Chandra PANCHAL; Jerome E. TANNER

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 105–114.

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Involvement of a cytoplasmic-tail serine cluster in urotensin II receptor internalization

Christophe D. PROULX; May SIMAAN; Emanuel ESCHER; Stéphane A. LAPORTE; Gaétan GUILLEMETTE; Richard LEDUC

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 115–123.

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Tissue specificity and regulation of the N-terminal diversity of reticulon 3

Franck DI SCALA; Luc DUPUIS; Christian GAIDDON; Marc DE TAPIA; Natasa JOKIC; Jose-Luis GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR; Jean-Sébastien RAUL; Bertrand LUDES; Jean-Philippe LOEFFLER

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 125–134.

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Enhancement of endotoxin neutralization by coupling of a C12-alkyl chain to a lactoferricin-derived peptide

Jörg ANDRÄ; Karl LOHNER; Sylvie E. BLONDELLE; Roman JERALA; Ignacio MORIYON; Michel H. J. KOCH; Patrick GARIDEL; Klaus BRANDENBURG

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 135–143.

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Zinc- and iron-dependent cytosolic metallo-β-lactamase domain proteins exhibit similar zinc-binding affinities, independent of an atypical glutamate at the metal-binding site

Oliver SCHILLING; Andreas VOGEL; Brenda KOSTELECKY; Hugo NATAL da LUZ; Daniel SPEMANN; Bettina SPÄTH; Anita MARCHFELDER; Wolfgang TRÖGER; Wolfram MEYER-KLAUCKE

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 145–153.

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Regulation of the cell-cycle-dependent internal ribosome entry site of the PITSLRE protein kinase: roles of Unr (upstream of N-ras) protein and phosphorylated translation initiation factor eIF-2α

Sandrine A. TINTON; Bert SCHEPENS; Yanik BRUYNOOGHE; Rudi BEYAERT; Sigrid CORNELIS

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 155–163.

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Identification of a novel rat hepatic gene induced early by insulin, independently of glucose

Sandrine COFFY; Jean-François DECAUX; Jean GIRARD; Yves de KEYZER; Maryam ASFARI

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 165–171.

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A cryptic matrix targeting signal of the yeast ADP/ATP carrier normally inserted by the TIM22 complex is recognized by the TIM23 machinery

Maïlys A. S. VERGNOLLE; Helen SAWNEY; Tina JUNNE; Luisita DOLFINI; Kostas TOKATLIDIS

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 173–180.

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Efficient co-expression of a recombinant staphopain A and its inhibitor staphostatin A in Escherichia coli

Benedykt WLADYKA; Katarzyna PUZIA; Adam DUBIN

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 181–187.

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Apolipoprotein CI overexpression is not a relevant strategy to block cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) activity in CETP transgenic mice

Thomas GAUTIER; David MASSON; Miek C. JONG; Jean-Paul PAIS DE BARROS; Linda DUVERNEUIL; Naig LE GUERN; Valérie DECKERT; Laure DUMONT; Amandine BATAILLE; Zoulika ZAK; Xian-Cheng JIANG; Louis M. HAVEKES; Laurent LAGROST

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 189–195.

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Activation of an α_2A-adrenoceptor–Gα_o1 fusion protein dynamically regulates the palmitoylation status of the G protein but not of the receptor

Elaine BARCLAY; Mark O'REILLY; Graeme MILLIGAN

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 197–206.

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Insulin activates the rat sterol-regulatory-element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c) promoter through the combinatorial actions of SREBP, LXR, Sp-1 and NF-Y cis-acting elements

Lauren M. CAGEN; Xiong DENG; Henry G. WILCOX; Edwards A. PARK; Rajendra RAGHOW; Marshall B. ELAM

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 207–216.

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Identification, molecular cloning and functional characterization of a novel NADH kinase from Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)

William L. TURNER; Jeffrey C. WALLER; Wayne A. SNEDDEN

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 217–223.

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The Nramp orthologue of Cryptococcus neoformans is a pH-dependent transporter of manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel

Daniel AGRANOFF; Lauren COLLINS; David KEHRES; Tom HARRISON; Michael MAGUIRE; Sanjeev KRISHNA

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 225–232.

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Functional interaction between p75^NTR and TrkA: the endocytic trafficking of p75^NTR is driven by TrkA and regulates TrkA-mediated signalling

Lorena PERRONE; Simona PALADINO; Marialuisa MAZZONE; Lucio NITSCH; Massimo GULISANO; Chiara ZURZOLO

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 233–241.

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Conserved extracellular cysteine residues and cytoplasmic loop–loop interplay are required for functionality of the heptahelical MLO protein

Candace ELLIOTT; Judith MÜLLER; Marco MIKLIS; Riyaz A. BHAT; Paul SCHULZE-LEFERT; Ralph PANSTRUGA

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 243–254.

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Structural characterization of Escherichia coli sensor histidine kinase EnvZ: the periplasmic C-terminal core domain is critical for homodimerization

Ahmad KHORCHID; Masayori INOUYE; Mitsuhiko IKURA

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 255–264.

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Protein interaction quantified in vivo by spectrally resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer

Valerică RAICU; David B. JANSMA; R. J. Dwayne MILLER; James D. FRIESEN

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 265–277.

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Differential induction of quinone reductase by phytoestrogens and protection against oestrogen-induced DNA damage

Nicole R. BIANCO; Laura J. CHAPLIN; Monica M. MONTANO

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 279–287.

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Ribosomal protein L7a binds RNA through two distinct RNA-binding domains

Giulia RUSSO; Monica CUCCURESE; Gianluca MONTI; Annapina RUSSO; Angela AMORESANO; Pietro PUCCI; Concetta PIETROPAOLO

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 289–299.

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The predominant polyphenol in the leaves of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius, 3,4,5 tri-O-galloylquinic acid, protects membranes against desiccation and free radical-induced oxidation

John P. MOORE; Kim L. WESTALL; Neil RAVENSCROFT; Jill M. FARRANT; George G. LINDSEY; Wolf F. BRANDT

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 301–308.

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ADP-ribosylation of integrin α7 modulates the binding of integrin α7β1 to laminin

Zhefeng ZHAO; Joanna GRUSZCZYNSKA-BIEGALA; Anna ZOLKIEWSKA

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 309–317.

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Molecular basis of pollen-related food allergy: identification of a second cross-reactive IgE epitope on Pru av 1, the major cherry (Prunus avium) allergen

Regina WICHE; Michaela GUBESCH; Herbert KÖNIG; Kay FÖTISCH; Andreas HOFFMANN; Andrea WANGORSCH; Stephan SCHEURER; Stefan VIETHS

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): 319–327.

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Commentaries

IAP proteins: sticking it to Smac

Colin S. DUCKETT

Biochem J (2005) 385 (1): E1.

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